After each having a week off, the Wekiva Mustangs and the Evans Trojans will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wekiva has given up an average of 42.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Wekiva's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Oviedo last Friday. They were beaten by the Lions 64-0. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Lions are ranked 151st).
Meanwhile, Evans came tearing into last Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Silverhawks 47-7. The Trojans pushed the score to 34-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Silverhawks had little chance of recovering from.
Wekiva better keep an eye on Li'Darious Pryor. He was instrumental in Evans' win, rushing for 87 yards and three TDs on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing touchdowns Pryor has posted since back in October of 2024. Evans also got help from Cawanis Leonard, who showed off his sure hands for 97 receiving yards.
Evans was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Evans' record is now 5-1. As for Wekiva, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Wekiva lost to Evans on the road by a decisive 39-21 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pryor, who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns. Now that the Mustangs know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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